Study design

Results

Eighty percent of respondents (mean age, 36 years) had visited a dentist since their HIV diagnosis ; 15% of these reported that they had been refused treatment because the dentist did not want to treat HIV-infected patients.

Rejection was reported by 25% of respondents with heterosexual and 14% with homosexual risk factors, 11% of recipients of blood or blood products, and 8% with unknown or multiple risk factors.

Refusal was not associated with economic factors.

Nondisclosure of HIV-seropositivity to their current dentist was reported by 13% of respondents.